Muslim leaders from key swing states are urging Muslim voters not to support President Biden in the 2024 presidential election in response to his handling of the Israel-Hamas war.
Biases behind transgender athlete bans are deeply rooted
In 2023, 24 states had laws or regulations in place prohibiting transgender students from participating on public school athletic teams consistent with their gender identity. These bans mean that a person whose sex assigned at birth was male but who identifies as…
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer’s plot to ruin Christmas, and America
Andrew Torba, an ultraconservative web commentator, turned on the radio a few weeks ago and discovered a secret war on Christmas.
Indiana’s appeals court hears arguments challenging abortion ban under a state religious freedom law
Indiana’s Court of Appeals questioned attorneys this week on exceptions to the state’s abortion ban in a case involving residents who are suing on grounds that it violates a state religious freedom law.
Florida congressman proposes federal funding to help schools fight book bans
U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost unveiled legislation Tuesday to combat a nationwide surge in book bans.
Rare Holy Land Treasures Go On International Tour
A recently-opened exhibit of 75 ecclesiastical treasures at Lisbon’s renowned Calouste Gulbenkian Museum previews the stellar permanent display that will be showcased at the new wing of Jerusalem’s Terra Sancta Museum when it opens in 2026.
Hanukkah message of light in darkness feels uniquely relevant to US Jews amid war and antisemitism
Preparing for Hanukkah — Judaism’s celebration of finding light in the darkness — feels uniquely somber yet defiant this year for the diverse Jewish community in Miami-area towns that many consider a welcoming home for their faith.
How Advent Prepares Us To ‘Stand’ Heaven
In reframing who gets into heaven, Dallas Willard widened how we imagine Advent.
A new Homeland Security guide aims to help houses of worship protect themselves
A new guide from the Department of Homeland Security released Wednesday aims to help churches, synagogues, mosques and other houses of worship protect themselves at a time of heightened tensions in faith-based communities across the country.
There’s a new Jewish Caucus in Congress. Its mission is still unclear.
More than a dozen Jewish members of Congress gathered on Friday for the first meeting of the U.S. House of Representatives Jewish Caucus.
Americans who never attend worship services are a bit of a political puzzle these days
I was thinking a bit today about the idea of subgroup composition in the world of politics and religion.
Parties canceled. Celebrations toned down. Hanukkah won’t be the same this year.
For the past 28 years, the biggest and booziest inside-the-Beltway Hannukah party has brought together Jewish Washington for hot potato latkes, a vodka bar and Israeli-style sufganyot, or jelly-filled doughnuts.